Robert Stapletonserved as a private in Co. A, 50
Reg't
Virginia
Infantry of the Confederate Army during the Civil War. He appears on a Roll of
Prisoners of War paroled at
Cumberland Gap
,
Kentucky
, by Col. William Y. Dillard, 34 KY Infty. Vols. He was paroled on 30 Apr 1865 to Lee Co., Virginia[viii].

Robert Stapleton
operated a farm in
Lee
County
,
Virginia
, as were many others of the time. On 8 Jul 1878, it was ordered that Robert R.
Stapleton
establish a road, at his own expense
to his residence on Stone Creek road[ix].

Nancy (Banks) Stapleton
was said to be of Dutch and American
Indian descent.

There
was a time when the Baker and Stapleton families had a minor altercation. It
seems that Jess Bakerwas
taking a truck into the holler where he lived in order to remove coal from the
mine on his property. Ada Stapleton, wife of Ken,
did not like the idea of the truck passing across her property, even though it
was a pubic roadway. She pulled a pistol on Jess and took a shot at him,
missing. Jess was not one to give up a good fight, chucked a rock at back at her
striking her up side the head. The argument was getting heated up further when a
neighbor jumped into the fray. The neighbor pulled a gun on Jess, who then took
out a knife to defend himself. The neighbor ended up with a shredded coat. Shots
were fired and Jess was shot in the neck (grazed). The neighbor was shot in the
leg. It is my understanding that help was called for the neighbor, however, they
found Jess injured and took him to the hospital instead of the neighbor, who
later walked into the hospital for assistance.

The feud did not end that day. For a
number of years afterwards the Stapleton family would cross the street/look away
any time that they passed a member of the Baker family. Apparently the feud did
not last long, as I always remember visiting with Ada Stapleton
when I was young. -- Judy Smith

Walter Stapleton
served in the U.S. Army from 15 Nov
1944 -12 Apr 1946. During that time he served in the Asiatic Pacific Theater,
participating in the
Luzon
campaign. He was a technician fifth grade in Company A 1279th Engineers. He
received an honorable discharge from the U. S. Army on 12 Apr 1946. He received
the Asiatic Pacific Theater Service Medal with 1 Bronze Service Star; Philippine
Liberation Service Medal with 1 Bronze Service Star; Good Conduct Medal and a
World War II Victory Medal.